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Coshocton Tribune Clip on Liberty Church

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:38:19 +0100

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Liberty Church Pastor Andy Loos preaches from the Bible during the worship service Sunday morning. / Julie Ames, Tribune

Written by

KATHIE DICKERSON

SERVICES

• Sunday worship services 10:30 a.m., Liberty Church Training Center, 539 Main St., Suite A

• Bible teaching Sunday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Ignite Youth Ministry, 313 Main St. 6 to 8 p.m. seventh through 12th grades

• EMS (Eliminate My Sin, Elevate My Savior) Pre-Teens, 313 Main St., 6:30 to 8 p.m. ages 9 to 13

Contributions to the capital campaign can be sent to Liberty Church, P.O. Box 313, Coshocton, OH 43812 or by using PayPal through the website.

The church

Liberty Church, 313 Main St., second floor, (740) 623-8017, e-mail: libertychurchoh@hotmail. com, www.libertychurchoh.com

COSHOCTON -- A little more than four years ago, an energetic young man returned to Coshocton and planted a seed.

Today, the fruit of that seed is about 100 people who call Liberty Church home, and two groups of about 20 to 30 youths who show up weekly to become inspired about spreading the news of Jesus Christ to their peers and families.

"The Lord has put it into my heart to establish a church that will impact everyday life," Pastor Andy Loos said. "To truly know that God's alive and the spirit of the Lord is at work and he wants to work in their lives."

Loos also thinks every church in the area serves a purpose and has been called to do a specific work.

"We should compliment and enhance each other when we all do our part to develop and organize the church as the body of Christ," he said.

The successful ministry at Liberty Church is compelling it to seek out a new home, one that will provide room for more growth and easier access for those who want to attend.

Currently, the church meets both at 313 Main St., which is two flights of stairs above Good News Book Store, and also a satellite location at 539 Main St., Suite A, which allows easier access.

Loos said looking for a new location has been a topic of discussion for a couple of years, but recently a goal was set of raising $40,000.

"We're looking for a building on the ground floor," he said. "It's time for us to establish roots and a sense of permanency. I believe in this area and want to continue to deliver a positive message in people's hearts. It's definitely time to be looking forward, and the great thing is God's been blessing us."

He realizes raising $40,000 in a capital campaign may be difficult in these economic times but is confident others will find ways to give something up to help the church.

"The just will live by faith, and the Bible says God will fulfill all our needs," Loos said.

Loos also believes the times require a place like Liberty Church.

"People need someplace to turn, and the church needs to be there to offer hope," he said.

Cory Bromberg has found Liberty Church so uplifting, he's drawn here each week from Newark.

His father, Beau Bromberg, first met Loos while campaigning to become congressman for the 18th District.

He and his brother, Jason, now contribute to the music programs at Liberty Church, and Cory has become a youth leader.

The youth programs work closely in conjunction with other churches to conduct special programming, Loos said. The goal is to draw area youth together to learn about Christ and to develop leaders. Activities for Liberty's two youth groups, for teens and pre-teens, are conducted in conjunction with New Life Ministries Church.

Young people are invited to play in the band, sing on stage, act with a drama team or use dance and art to let the world know that Jesus came that we might live life to the fullest, Bromberg said.

"I believe it's something that I want to be a part of," he said.

Loos and his wife, Jennifer, also meet with the young people and talk about how God has defined their roles as members of a family, both as youths and as adults.

He has set a goal of opening churches in Zanesville, Lancaster, Newark and Mount Vernon.

kdickers@coshoctontribune.com; (740) 295-3442

Developing & Releasing The Inner Vision

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:15:42 +0100

Developing and Releasing The Inner Vision

4^th dimension is the dimension of the Spirit and the Dimension of Faith

What is impossible in the 2d world is possible in 3d what is impossible in 3d is possible in 4d

Mt 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mr 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

We are 4d people who live in a 3d world

How do you operate in the 4^th dimension?

1. You must have a clear cut Inner Vision

2. Burning Desire

3. Pray until you receive (spiritual confirmation of the) Substance or assurance

4. Show evidence of your faith by speaking (commanding, giving order)

Develop a clear cut Inner vision

How do you develop a clear vision? Can be positive or negative

3 components Of vision

1. Remembering the past – know or have seen from the past will cast either a positive or a negative inner vision

2. Embracing the words spoken presently- what you speak into others or hear yourself

Ro 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

3. Pursuing our future - Spirit lead vision (God given or Satanic give)

This Clear Cut Inner vision is called hope – the painted picture of future expectation

***A righteous person is one who seeks to see and bring to pass a God painted Inner Vision

Ps 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Proof of your desire is in your pursuit

Concentrated effort into seeing your vision (keep that vision in front of you)

Hab 2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Lord you see what it is that I have created in my inner vision, let it be so.

Seeing is believing (get substance –Faith- for your inner vision)

Prayerfully Concentrate – Meditate- upon the vision until faith rises up inside

Faith without works is dead

See it believe it and work toward it

Jas 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Speaking words in faith

Ro 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Joel 2

Vision

Prophecy

Signs following

Great Salvation

Transition for Completion

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:21:53 +0100

Pr 1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

God is going to show you things to come and what he planes to do in your life and in the church.

God has been moving us into position. Closed doors that needed to be closed, place desires in our hearts to draw us unto the place where we can experience God in a greater way and have a greater impact on those around us.

Transition for Completion

Transition. = action word…to shift, move, switch, to change

God took you from where you were and placed you into position to fulfill your purpose and ultimately God’s plan.

Where are we transitioning to? Completion

1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Who will make you perfect? It is His job to make you he is the master craftsman (He’s still working on me)

Perfect = katartizo kat-ar-tid’-zo; Katah = to go towards Artios = fitted, completion, perfection

Illustration: When Michaelangelo created the statue of David. Someone asked how did you create such a perfectly proportioned statue out of a huge piece of rock. He responded the statue was there all along all I did was just let it out.

God has placed and planted some things on the inside of you that are just waiting to come out.

Don’t give up on me yet, I might look a little rough and unfinished, my situation might not look so good right now, my problem might be blocking your view, But God is not through with me yet, I am just waiting to come out.

God gives you a glimpse of his perfect plan for your life. You then look into the mirror of God’s word and see how far you are from perfection. You find yourself asking God how is it that you plan to make this perfect image out of something so rough as me.

God would answer you by saying “I will take you through transition”

You might be going through a valley but you will soon be standing on the mountain once again

Sickness – to healing

Confusion – to clarity

The only reason you are going through this time of hardship and suffering and pain is so God can bring out of you what He saw was perfect.

God allowed you to go through the fire to burn away that which didn’t fit the frame of his picture perfect.

I am going to move towards completion!!!

The next step after suffering is completion